By Julie Carrington – Feb 21 – 2024 Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson. (Barbados Police Service) Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson, will be accorded an Official Funeral with Military Honours on Friday, March 8. The […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 9, 2024 The late Justice of Appeal, Hon. Justice Jefferson Cumberbatch. (GP) The recent passing of Honourable Justice of Appeal, Jefferson Cumberbatch, is a tremendous loss to Barbados and the wider region. Justice Cumberbatch served in the capacity of Deputy Chairman and later as Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 5, 2024 Former Commissioner of the then Royal Barbados Police Force and Executive Director of the Regional Security System (RSS), Grantley Watson (left). (FP) It is with a deep and genuine sense of sadness and respect that I extend sympathy to the family of Mr. Grantley Watson. Mr. Watson, […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | DEC 27, 2023 | TOP STORIES The late Gwyneth Squires, is the most decorated bandleader and designer in the history of Crop-Over. (Photo: NationNews Barbados) To say that my heart is saddened by the news that Gwyneth Squires has passed would be a gross understatement. As the Prime Minister, under […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | DEC 27, 2023 | TOP STORIES Former Member of Parliament, Mark Williams. (Photo: NationNews Barbados) This morning, when I received the news of the passing of Mark Williams and reflected on the man I knew, I could not help but think that were he in a position to speak now […]
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Passing of Music Legend Richard Stoute Richard Stoute embodied what all of us should aspire to be: humble & humane. He was a community-oriented man who did not need national accolades, promp or pageantry in order to make a lasting and unforgettable contribution to the country’s landscape. He taught us that you don’t have to carry […]
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Barbados bids farewell to Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford the fourth Prime Minister…
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 12, 2023 Several Barbadians filed past the body of the late Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, as he lay in state at Parliament earlier today. Before the start of the viewing, members of Cabinet and other officials attended A Service of Comfort for Sir Lloyd in Parliament Square, […]
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Several Barbadians filed past the body of the late Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, as he lay in state at the Democratic Labour Party Headquarters earlier today ( PICTURED ABOVE ) Among those paying their respect were the Adamson Family with Son 10 year old Jaxon Adamson a student of the […]
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